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About Paprola Khas Village

Paprola Khas is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 475 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paprola Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprola Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 46.57 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 475
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Paprola Khas compares

By the 2011 count Paprola Khas is the 24th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 46.57 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Paprola Khas

Paprola Khas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paprola Khas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paprola Khas from other places

Paprola Khas lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paprola Khas
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 1.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Paprola Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paprola Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprola Khas village had a population of 860. That makes it the 24th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Paprola Khas village has 475 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprola Khas has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Paprola Khas is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paprola Khas covers 46.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paprola Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paprola Khas is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paprola Khas.

Paprola Khas is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paprola Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 1.7 km away. Baijnath is about 1.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharanal (under 2 km), Nagan (under 2 km) and Malghota (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paprola Khas today is likely to be higher.

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